Synonyms
Pseudione diogene
Status:
Native
ID Difficulty
Identification
Bopyrissa diogeni is a parasite of the Hermit Crab Diogenes pugilator.
Bopyrissa diogeni (Popov, 1929)
Distribution and Habitat
The host species, Diogenese pugilator, has a south-westerly distribution and can occur intertidally. B. diogeni has been recorded in the Channel Islands.
References
Naylor, E. & A. Brandt. 2015. Intertidal Marine Isopods. Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series), No. 3. Field Studies Council, for The Linnean Society of London.
Links
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS): https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=118201
Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) distribution map: https://mapper.obis.org/?taxonid=118201
BRC code
622